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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Cycle rally to instill and ignite patriotism among the people - Shri Tejasvi Surya
Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ : Central Reserve Police Force  Kanyakumari to Raj Ghat  cycle rally reaches Rajendra Nagar, Ranga Reddy Dist
As an initiative of the Government of India to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India and the glorious history of its people, culture and achievements, under ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ the Central Reserve Police Force’s Cycle Rally from Kanyakumari to Raj Ghat  which began on 22 Aug 2021 from Kanyakumari, has reached Hyderabad.
Shri Tejasvi Surya, Member of Parliament pedaled with the rally from Prof. Jaya Shankar Telangana State Agricultural University Rajender Nagar to Group Centre CRPF, Chandrayangutta Hyderabad covering around 10 Km of distance. CRPF Officers Shri A. Srinivas, DIG Range CRPF Hyderabad, Shri Raj Kumar, DIG Southern Sector HQ also cycled with team from Rajender Nagar to GC CRPF Hyderabad.
Sh. Tejasvi Surya, MP, Bengaluru South who graced the event as the chief guest appreciated the efforts of CRPF team for conducting the cycle rally .Addressing the gathering he said Prime Minister has initiated Azadi ka Amruth Mahotsav activities to reminisce freedom fighters and freedom struggle on 75 years of India's Independence. He said the aim of the rally is to instill and ignite patriotism among the people.
Smt. Rashmi Shukla, IPS, ADG, South Zone; Sh. G. V. H. Giri Prasad, IGP, CRPF, South Zone and Sh. Mahesh Chandra Laddha, IPS, IGP CRPF, Southern Sector, Hyderabad were present at the event.
The Cycle rally will cover 70 to 80 Km a day while visiting historically significant places related to freedom struggle enroute, cherishing the great sacrifices made by our freedom fighters and apprising people about the historic celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’.The rally will culminate at Raj Ghat on 2nd October 2021, covering a total distance of 2850 Km.
Prime Minister's Office
PM praises completion of Anji Khad bridge, India’s first cable stayed rail bridge
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has praised the completion of Anji Khad bridge, India’s first cable stayed rail bridge.
The bridge was completed in 11 months and total length of cable strand used in the bridge is 653 km.
Replying to a tweet by the Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Prime Minister tweeted :
"Excellent"
Ministry of Textiles
Silk Samagra-2 scheme successful in achieving an increase of raw silk export from India to other countries
Ministry of Textiles provide financial assistance under National Handloom Development Programme through various components including Cluster Development Programme. Under the scheme, need based financial assistance is provided on receipt of complete proposals as per the guidelines from State Governments for implementation of various interventions like upgraded looms & accessories, lighting units, workshed, design and product development, marketing support etc.
Since 2015-16 to 2022-23 , financial assistance has been provided to 600 handloom clusters in the country, which includes 30 clusters in Telangana State. State-wise detail of handloom clusters provided financial assistance is annexed.
Annexure
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State-wise clusters provided financial assistance from 2015-16 to 2022-23 
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S. No.
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State/UTs
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No. of clusters provided financial assistance
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1
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Assam
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62
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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69
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3
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Arunachal Pradesh
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15
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4
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Bihar
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28
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5
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Chhatisgarh
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12
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6
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Gujarat
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6
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8
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Himachal Pradesh
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15
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9
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Jammu & Kashmir
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15
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10
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Ladakh
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1
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11
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Jharkhand
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30
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12
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Karnataka
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9
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13
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Kerala
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14
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14
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Madhya Pradesh
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11
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15
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Maharashtra
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6
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16
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Manipur
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31
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17
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Meghalaya
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3
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18
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Mizoram
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22
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19
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Nagaland
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13
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20
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Odisha
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34
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22
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Rajasthan
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2
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23
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Sikkim
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1
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24
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Tamil Nadu
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66
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25
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Telangana
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30
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26
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Tripura
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16
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27
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Uttar Pradesh
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60
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28
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Uttrakhand
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3
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29
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West Bengal
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26
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Total
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600
Prime Minister's Office
PM calls on President
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has called on the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu.
Prime Minister's office tweeted;
"PM @narendramodi called on Rashtrapati Droupadi Murmu Ji earlier today."
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel on taking oath as CM of Gujarat
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel on taking the oath as Chief Minister of Gujarat.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Congratulations to Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel on taking oath as CM of Gujarat. I would like to also congratulate all those who took oath as Ministers. This is an energetic team which will take Gujarat to even newer heights of progress."
PIB Headquarters
Cannabis seized by Customs in foreign postal parcels. One Arrested.
Based on intelligence that narcoticsubstances are being attempted to be smuggled from foreign countries through Foreign Postal Parcels,officers of Postal Intelligenceintercepted some postal parcels arriving from Canada, England & USA.
On examination these parcels were found to contain green color dried leaves packed in multiple layers of vacuum compressed seal plastic bags. The samples of these leaves were sent for testing to Narcotics Lab, which certified them asCannabis  aprohibited substance under NDPS Act 1985.
During last three months Customs have seized 31 consignments of Ganja of various quantities totally weighing 4 kg from foreign postal parcels arriving from Canada, USA and England. During investigations it was found that in most of the cases the Consignee names provided to book the parcels were fake and in some cases consignees stated that their names were misused to book these parcels. One Parama Guru K  of Chennai who had placed order of 112 grams of Cannabis  for personal consumption through Dark Web from the Canada on his friends address and had paid Rs. 45,000 in Bitcoin was arrested. Under NDPS Act purchase/consumption of narcotic substance in small quantity  may attract imprisonment of upto one year.
These parcels were found packed in multilayer vacuum compressed plastic sealed covers and coffee powder was packed between them so as to avoid fragrance of Ganja. Further, it was found that these parcels were booked online and payments were made in Crypto currency such as Bitcoin and were booked in small quantities from Dark Web, a part of World Wide Web to evade detection by Law Enforcement agencies. It appears that the Cannabis is being smuggled in small quantity and meant for personal consumption. It is observed that relaxation given by some Western countries like Canada and some States of USA in the recent time in the use of Cannabis  triggered the smuggling of Cannabis  from these countries.
Further investigations is in progress. According to the press release issued by Commissioner of Customs, Chennai International Airport.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways’ Production Units on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23
785 electric locomotives produced in this FY 2022-23 up to 31st January
4,175 LHB coaches produced in this FY 2022-23 up to 31st January
Indian Railways’ Production Units are on fast track to achieve record production in 2022-23.
Indian Railways’ Production Units i.e. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works  at Chittaranjan, Banaras Locomotive Works  at Varanasi, Patiala Locomotive Works  at Patiala, have produced 785 electric locomotives in FY 2022-23 till 31st January.
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Actual Production of Electric Locomotives in 2022-23 
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Chittaranjan Locomotive Works 
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344
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Banaras Locomotive Works 
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286
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Patiala Locomotive Works 
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155
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Total
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785
Indian Railways' Coach production units have ramped up LHB coach production by manufacturing 4,175 LHB coaches in FY 2022–2023, till 31st January, to ensure convenient and faster mobility.
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Actual Production of LHB Coaches in 2022-23 
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Rail Coach Factory 
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1221
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Integral Coach Factory 
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1891
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Modern Coach Factory 
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1063
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Total
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4175
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Second Meeting of G20 Employment Working Group begins in Guwahati,Assam 
The Second Employment Working Group  Meeting under India’s G20 Presidency is set to take place in the city of Guwahati, Assam from April 03 to 05, 2023. The three-day event will see a gathering of over 72 delegates from over 19 G20 member countries, 7 guest countries and 5 International Organisations.
The EWG has a mandate of addressing priority labour, employment and social issues for strong, sustainable, balanced, and job-rich growth for all. Ministry of Labour and Employment , Government of India is the nodal ministry for Employment Working Group under the Indian presidency of G20.
The G20 EWG's second meeting is a crucial step towards building consensus on the outcomes of the 3 key priority areas for EWG 2023 under the Indian Presidency. The three areas are i). Addressing Global Skill Gaps ii). Gig and Platform Economy, and Social Protection iii). Sustainable Financing of Social Protection.
The first day of the meeting will comprise of sessions focused on different priority areas such as by the Education Working Group, Digital Economy Working Group, Finance Track, G20 Entrepreneurship Research Centre, the L20 and B20 Chairs.
During the 2nd EWG, discussion will take place on Ministerial Communique and the outcome documents to arrive at a consensus. The communique is key to defining the future direction of the global economy through its eventual implementation in the G20 nations.
The three day meeting of G20 EWG will also comprise of events showcasing cultural heritage of Assam.
Ministry of Finance
PRESS NOTE
Income Tax Department, Karnataka and Goa Region celebrated 164th ‘Income-tax day’ on 24th July, 2023. The main function was held at C.R. Building, Queen’s Road, Bengaluru. The officers and officials of Income-Tax Department attended the function in large numbers.
Hon’ble Justice Shri Prasanna B Varale, Chief Justice of High Court of Karnataka was the Chief Guest of the function. Justice Prasanna B Varale addressed the gathering and recollected the role of taxation in achieving social and economic objectives. He also dwelt on the recent changes in the Income-Tax Department that have helped in increased revenue collections and widening of tax base.
In this environment, he exhorted that employees should adopt more balanced and nuanced approach in dealing with the tax matters. He encouraged the department to continue its efforts towards taxpayer centric reforms. He advised that all the stakeholders including tax professionals be encouraged to work with the department in furthering tax compliance.
The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income-tax, Karnataka and Goa Region also spoke on the occasion and highlighted the emergence of Karnataka and Goa Region as one among the top three regions for direct tax collection in the country. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Central Tax, Bengaluru Zone also graced the function as guest of honour.
A cultural programme consisting of Yakshagana performance by trained artists was also conducted. Justice Prasanna B Varale interacted with the officers, officials and artists on the occasion and conveyed his best wishes.
Special Service and Features
Union Minister V Muraleedharan to inaugurate Sree Chitra Conclave - 2022
Minister of State for External Affairs and Parliamentary Affairs Shri. V Muraleedharan will inaugurate 'Sree Chitra Conclave 2022' on October 17. The event organized by Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram will be held at 9.30 am at Achuta Menon Auditorium, SCTIMST. The theme of the two-day conclave is “Medical Device Transition Vision Towards 2047”
State Public Education Minister Shri V Sivankutty, Health Minister Smt. Veena George, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, MP, Union Secretary of Science and Technology Department Prof. S. Chandrasekhar and Director General of Health Services Prof. Atul Goyal, will be special guests at the opening ceremony. Dr. VK Saraswat, President, SCTIMST will preside over the function.
Former Secretary, DST, Govt. India, Prof. Ashutosh Sharma will deliver 5th G. Parthasarathi Oration on the occasion. The theme will be :‘Science and Scientists in the New Millennium: A Short History of the Future’ .
The two day conclave will bring together various professionals on a single platform to meet the technological challenges in the healthcare sector of the country. The main attraction of the conclave is special sessions with technical presentations by experts in the fields of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Radiology, Anesthesiology, etc. After each technical briefing session, white papers will be published outlining strategies to strengthen the country's healthcare equipment industry.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM pays homage to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his birth anniversary.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"On his birth anniversary, I pay homage to Gopal Krishna Gokhale, a stalwart of India’s independence movement. He was also at the forefront of several efforts aimed at furthering education and social empowerment. His ideals influenced several people including Mahatma Gandhi."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on Free Diagnostics Service Initiative’ 
Aims to provide accessible and affordable pathological and radiological diagnostics services closer to the community which in turn reduces the Out-of-Pocket Expenditure 
Guidance document for implementing laboratory services has been shared with all states and UTs
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India supports ‘Free Diagnostics Service Initiative’  programme under National Health Mission. The programme was launched in July 2015 with the aim to provide accessible and affordable pathological and radiological diagnostics services closer to the community which in turn reduces the Out-of-Pocket Expenditure . A minimum set of essential diagnostic tests has been recommended as per the Essential Diagnostic List at each level of public health facility.
A guidance document for implementing laboratory services has been shared with all states and UTs. The guidelines also recommend expanded range of diagnostics at all levels of public health facilities , 63 tests at Primary Health Centres , 97 tests at Community Health Centres , 111 tests at Sub-District Hospitals  and 134 tests at District Hospitals .
Under NHM, ‘Free Diagnostic Service initiative’ is delivered through in-house, Public Private Partnership  and Hybrid mode by the States/UTs in the country. Free Laboratory service is operational in 33 States, out of which 11 States/UTs  are providing the services through PPP/hybrid mode and 22 States/UTs  provide the services through In-house mode.
Further, free Tele-Radiology  service is operational in 13 states/UTs . Free CT Scan service is operational in 27 States/UTs out of which 17 States  are providing it in PPP mode and 10 states  provide through In-house mode.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Women Welfare Policy
The Government has decided to implement ‘Mission Shakti’, an integrated women empowerment programme as umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women during the 15th Finance Commission period. Mission Shakti seeks to realise the Government’s vision for ‘women-led development’ by addressing issues affecting women across the life-cycle continuum, while making them equal partners in nation-building through convergence across Ministries/ Departments and at different levels of governance, ensuring greater participation and support of Panchayati Raj Institutions  and other local self governance bodies, and Jan Sahabhagita, and also strengthening digital infrastructure for last mile tracking of service delivery.
Mission Shakti has two sub-schemes - ‘Sambal’ and ‘Samarthya’. While the “Sambal” sub-scheme is for safety and security of women, the “Samarthya” sub-scheme is for empowerment of women.
Under the 'Sambal' sub-scheme, the existing schemes of One Stop Centres , Women Helplines , Beti Bachao Beti Padhao  have been subsumed and a new component of Nari Adalats – women’s collectives to promote and facilitate alternative dispute resolution platform and gender justice in society and within families, has been added. The existing scheme of Mahila Police Volunteers has been discontinued.
Under the 'Samarthya' sub-scheme, existing schemes of Ujjawala, Swadhar Greh and Working Women Hostel have been subsumed. Further, the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana  and National Creche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers  have also been brought under the ‘Samarthya’ sub scheme, as these schemes seek to empower women by providing wage compensation, care and nutritional benefits to working women and their children. The ‘National Hub for Empowerment of Women’  component of the sub-scheme, subsuming the existing Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme, has been envisaged for ensuring convergence and monitoring, geo-tagging of institutions, training, gender budgeting, research and publication, critical gap funding, etc.
This umbrella scheme has been approved for implementation during the period of 15th Finance Commission, i.e. from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a total outlay of ₹20,989 crores including Central Share of ₹ 15,761 crores and State Share of ₹ 5228 crores.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Use of non-chemical fertilizers in agriculture
As per the data of Input Survey 2016-17, the area under all crops is reported as 192439588 hac out of which an area of 147283856 hac i.e. 76.53 per cent was treated with more than one chemical fertilizer. No data on consumption of crops produced with the use of chemical fertilizers is maintained.
Government has been implementing dedicated schemes Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana  and Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region  since 2015-16 for promotion of organic farming in the country which encourages use of organic and bio-fertilizer. Financial assistance is provided under organic farming schemes for promoting use of bio and organic fertilizer @Rs. 31,000/ha under Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana  and @ Rs. 32,000/ha under Mission Organic Value chain Development for North Eastern Region .
Under Soil Health Management  schemes, financial assistance is provided @ Rs. 160.00 lakh for establishing new bio-fertilizer unit . 15 bio-fertilizer production unit has been established under  so far.
The information was given by the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Shri Bhagwanth Khuba in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Finance
Tax collections increased from Rs 6.38 Lakh Crore in year 2013-14 to almost Rs 12 Lakh Crore this year
80% growth in tax base; number of returns filed increased from 3.79 crore to 6.85 Crore
Within the next 2 years, almost all verification and assessment of returns selected for scrutiny to be done electronically
The Government has reduced tax rates, more for the common man and middle class, and made the interface with the tax department much simpler and largely faceless. Due to this, the tax collections increased significantly from Rs 6.38 lakh crore in 2013-14 to almost Rs 12 lakh crore this year. The number of returns filed have also increased from 3.79 crore to 6.85 crore showing 80% growth in tax base.
While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said, “I thank the honest taxpayers of India for reposing faith in our Government. Let me assure them that we have used their contribution to serve the poor and create better infrastructure.”
The Income Tax Department now functions online. Returns, assessments, refunds and queries are all undertaken online. Last year, 99.54% of the income-tax returns were accepted as they were filed. Shri Piyush Goyal said that the Government has now approved a path breaking, technology intensive project to transform the Income-tax Department into a more assessee-friendly one. All returns will be processed in twenty-four hours and refunds issued simultaneously.”
Within the next two years, almost all verification and assessment of returns selected for scrutiny will be done electronically through anonymised back office, manned by tax experts and officials, without any personal interface between taxpayers and tax officers, he added.
The Minister said that reducing the tax burden on middle class has always been our priority ever since the Government took over in 2014. The Government increased the basic exemption limit from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 2.5 Lakh and gave tax rebate so that no tax was payable by persons having income up to Rs 3 lakh. The Government also reduced the tax rate from 10% to 5% for the tax slab of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh and introduced Standard Deduction of Rs 40,000 for the salaried class. Deduction of savings under section 80C was increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh. Deduction of interest for self-occupied house property was raised from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.
Special benefits and incentives were also given to small businesses and startups. Overall compliance processes were simplified. Threshold limit for presumptive taxation of business was raised from Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore. The benefit of presumptive taxation was extended for the first time to small professionals fixing threshold limit at Rs 50 lakh. In order to promote a less cash economy, the presumptive profit rate has been reduced from 8% to 6%. The tax rate for companies with turnover of up to Rs 250 crore, covering almost 99% of the companies, was reduced to 25% which was also applicable to new manufacturing companies without any turnover limits.